Birmingham Bertha

All night long, I've rode that train
In a native coach from Birmingham
Just to find my lovin' Sam
I can't get him off my brain
And beyond the least question of doubt
My aim is to find and straighten him out

Because nobody's foolin' Birmingham Bertha
She's had schoolin', Birmingham Bertha
Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth's my plan
Just treat me fair and I'm on the level
Try and give me air and I'm just a she-devil
He's on my mind, so I intend to find that man

But at that, I'm just the worst simple Simon that you know
I gave him my diamonds and my dough
But you can bet it, he'll regret it
He's gonna get it and so
Don't expect as much as two dollars' worth of
Sympathy from Birmingham Bertha
Like the police, I never release my man

Huh, now we's in Chicago
Came up here from Birmingham
As I was feelin' kinda funny
Had to see my honey, I am
Yes, indeed I am
No more blues in my heart
'Cause we two ain't apart
I've found my Sam, that lovin' man

But all the same, nobody's foolin' Birmingham Bertha
She's had schoolin', this particular Bertha
Eye for an eye, jaw for a jaw's my plan
Just treat me fair and I'll be on the level
Try and give me air and I'll become a cage of apes to you
And unless I go blind, I always find my man

And to think that he would run out
And do me such a lowdown dirty trick
Why, I knew him when he couldn't eat and he wasn't sick
But you can bet it, he'll regret it
Is he gonna get it from this strong-armed mama and how
So don't expect as much as two bits' worth of
Sympathy from Birmingham Bertha
Like the police, I never release my man